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CONTAINER Filed May 20. 1942 2 Sheets-She t 2 INVENTOR. fuwnno L. $rsmv Patented July 11, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Edward L. Stern, New York, N. Y.

Application May 20, 1942, Serial. No. 443,793

4 Claims. (01. 206-75) This invention relates to containers intended primarily for packaging and displaying wrist watches or articles of jewelry, for example, bracelets, pins and rings.

One object of the invention is the provision of a container of the above indicated type which can be used both as a display container and for forming the package for the contents of the container. More specifically, the container includes a receptacle and an inner tray in which the wrist watch or other article is mounted for display purposes, said tray being removable from said receptacle and the latter being provided with means for holding the tray securely in position therein. Also, the receptacle is provided with a hinged or other movable cover which, in the closed position thereof, constitutes means for closing the receptacle and for covering the tray and the article contained therein.

A further object of the invention is generally to provide an improved container of the character described.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the present invention, the cover being in open position, and the removable tray being shown in dotted lines partially removed from the receptacle;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the container on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the cover being closed and the tray removed;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the container, the cover being in open position; and

Fig. 4 is an end view, in elevation, of the container, the open position of the cover being indicated in dotted lines.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the container I embodying the present invention comprises a base l2 which may be formed of cardboard or of any other suitable material, and if desired covered with some ornamental paper or other sheet material. A receptacle I4, also preferably formed of cardboard, is mounted upon base I2 and comprises a bottom l6, opposed side walls l8, and a rear wall 20. Said walls l8 and 20 are in upstanding relation to bottom wall i6 and may be integral with said bottom, being folded upwardly therefrom. Receptacle H is preferably permanently secured to base l2 by adhesively attaching bottom I6 thereof to the upper surface of said base l2. It will be observed that receptacle I6 is spaced inwardly from the peripheral edge of base i2 leaving a peripherally extending marginal edge portion 22 projecting outwardly of receptacle l4 completely therearound.

Side walls iii are provided with projections 24 which extend from the inner surfaces of the companion side walls and which are spaced equally above bottom I6. Rear wall 20 has a similar projection 26 which extends inwardly from the inner surface of said rear wall and is spaced above bottom l6 equally with projections 24. Said projections 24 and 26 are preferably constituted by rectangular strips of cardboard adhesively secured to the companion walls of receptacle I 4. Said projecting members 24 and 26 provide walls i8 and 20 with inwardly extending or overhanging edges form recesses or grooves in said walls in which the side edge portions 28 and the rear edge Portion 30 of the tray 32 are slidably received. Said tray is of a type well known in the watch and jewelry trade and on that account, and sinc it does not per se form part of the present invention, requires no detailed description. It will be understood that said tray is provided with a recess 34 in which a holder 36 for the watch or other article of jewelry is removably held in a manner well known to those skilled in the art. Receptacle l4 may be covered with ornamental paper or other sheet material for providing a suitably ornamented device.

It will be observed that the top of receptacle I4 is open and that said receptacle is open also at the front thereof. Tray 32 is insertable in and removable from receptacle I4 through said open front thereof, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 which, in dotted lines, shows tray 32 partly inserted in or partly removed from receptacle l4. When tray 32 is positioned within receptacle H, the opposite side edges of said tray are in frictional engagement with the adjacent side walls I8, respectively, of receptacle it below projections 24, and the upper marginal edge portions of the tray are in frictional engagement with the lower surfaces of the adjacent projecting members 24, respectively. Also, it will be observed that when tray 32 is fully in position within receptacle H, the rear edge of the tray abuts rear wall 20 below projection 26 and the rear marginal edge portion of the upper surface of said tray is engaged by the lower surface of said rear projecting member 26. Thus, tray 32 is held removably within receptacle l4 and while being thus removably held is secured against unintentional movement thereof in the receptacle.

As indicated above, the container embodying the present invention is provided with a cover which in the closed position thereof covers the open top and the open front of receptacle l4. Said cover, which is indicated at 38, is formed of cardboard and may be covered with suitable ornamental paper or other sheet material and comprises a top wall 40, side walls 42, a rear wall 44 and a front wall 46. Said cover is associated in movable relation with receptacle l4 and is movable from the open position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 to the closed position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. More specifically, as here shown, cover 38 is hinged to the top of base '2, said hinge being constituted by a longitudinally extending cloth strip 48 having a portion 50 adhesively secured between the adjacent surfaces of base l2 and bottom I6, and a portion 52 which is adhesively secured to the lower marginal edge portion of the inner surface of rear wall 44 of the cover. When the cover is in closed position, the inner surface of front wall 46 is positioned close to the front of receptacle M with a slight clearance to permit the cover to be moved to its open position. The clearance is very small so that in the arcuate movement of front wall 46 of the cover, the inner surface of the latter frictionally engages the front edges of side walls l8 and the companion projecting members 24, whereby to offer resistance to accidental opening of the cover.

The manner of using the container embodying the present invention will be apparent from the above description. It will be understood that said container can be used as a shipping and packaging container, by which the watch or other article of jewelry may be transmitted to the retailer or by the retailer to the purchaser. As the container is of pleasing appearance, it can be used for displaying the watch or other article by opening the cover to expose the tray 32 and the contents thereof for observation either in the store window or otherwise. On the other hand, the tray can be easily removed from receptacle l4 and can be used independently as a display receptacle.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the latter may be embodied otherwise than as herein shown or described and that in the illustrated embodiment certain changes in the details of construction and in the arrangement of parts may be made. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the specific construction herein shown 01' described, except to the extent which may be required by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A packaging and display container comprising a receptacle having a bottom, side walls, and a rear wall upstanding from said bottom, said side walls having recesses therein, and a tray removably fitting in said receptacle and engaging said side walls in said recesses, respectively, thereof, the front of said receptacle being open and said recesses having open ends at said front of the receptacle, said tray being insertable in and removable from said receptacle and said recesses through said open front of the receptacle, and a cover for closing the top and front of said receptacle said cover having a top wall for covering the top of the receptacle and a front wall fixed to said top wall at the front thereof and extending downwardly therefrom to said bottom wall f the receptacle, when the cover is in closed position, for closing the front of the receptacle and the front ends of said recesses.

2. A container comprising a base, a receptacle mounted on said base inwardly of the peripheral edge thereof, said receptacle having a bottom secured to said base and having a rear wall and opposed side walls upstanding from said bottom, said receptacle being open at the top and front thereof. a tray slidably received in said receptacle, and a cover hinged to said base and having a top and a front wall for covering the top and front, respectively, of said receptacle, said cover when closed resting on said base between said peripheral edge thereof and said receptacle.

3. A container comprising a base, a receptacle mounted on said base, said receptacle having a bottom secured to said base and having a rear wall and opposed side walls upstanding from said bottom, said receptacle being open at the top and front thereof, said side walls having projections extending inwardly from the sides thereof and spaced upwardly from said bottom, forming grooves for receiving side edge portions of an auxiliary receptacle, and a cover hinged to said base below the top of said receptacle and having a top and a front wall for covering the top and front, respectively, of said receptacle, said base having a front portion which projects forwardly of the front of said receptacle and which supports the front wall of said cover when the latter is in closed position, the top of said cover being spaced upwardly from the top edges of said receptacle walls.

4. A container comprising a base, a receptacle mounted on said base and having a bottom, side walls and a rear wall upstanding from said bottom, said side walls having projections extending inwardly from the sides thereof and spaced upwardly from said bottom, forming grooves for receiving side edge portions of an auxiliary receptacle, said receptacle being open at the front thereof to permit the insertion and removal of said auxiliary receptacle, and being also open at the top; said base extending outwardly beyond said receptacle completely therearound, and a cover movably associated with said receptacle and having in fixed relation a top, and a front wall for covering the top and front, respectively, of said receptacle, and side walls for covering the sides of said receptacle, said cover being movable to a retracted position for exposing to view the contents of said receptacle and to permit the insertion and removal of said auxiliary receptacle through said front opening in said first mentioned receptacle, said cover when closed resting on said base and supported thereby.

EDWARD L. STERN. 

